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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

almsgiving, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, bighearted, charitable, complimentary, costless, expenseless, for free, for love, for nothing, free, free as air, free for nothing, free gratis, free of charge, free of cost, freebie, freehearted, generous, giftlike, given, good, gratis, gratuitous, greathearted, humane, humanitarian, largehearted, liberal, munificent, on the house, openhanded, philanthropic, unbought, unpaid-for, untaxed, welfare, welfare statist, welfarist, without charge

Dictionary Results for eleemosynary:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

eleemosynary
    adj 1: generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent
           contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic
           contributions" [syn: beneficent, benevolent,
           eleemosynary, philanthropic]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL.
   eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. ? alms. See Alms.]
   1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the
      distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
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   2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as,
      eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." --Boyle.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\, n.; pl. Eleemosynaries.
   One who subsists on charity; a dependent. --South. Elegance

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